On the identity of the type species of <i>Parasa</i> (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae): investigations into the Nearctic <i>Parasa chloris</i> and related taxa.

ABSTRACT: The pantropical Limacodid genus Parasa Moore [1860] comprises a charismatic group of moths, whose adults display green banding on the forewing while the larvae are often brightly colored, possessing stinging hairs. Three previously unidentified syntypes of the type species Parasa chloris (Herrich-Schäffer [1854]) were identified in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, USA, having passed through several collections over the past ca. 180 years. Described from specimens with a vague provenance, the true type locality was unveiled utilizing COI barcoding of the lectotype designated herein, together with other barcoded specimens from North and Central America, morphological observations in adults and male genitalia, as well as distribution records from

SUBMITTER: Taberer TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12285581 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature